Cantonese Dictionary

放射性發光材料

fong3 se6 sing3 faat3 gwong1 coi4 liu6*2

Mandarin: fang4 she4 xing4 fa1 guang1 cai2 liao4

radiophosphor

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放射性碎片

fong3 se6 sing3 seoi3 pin3

Mandarin: fang4 she4 xing4 sui4 pian4

radioactive debris

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放射性碘

fong3 se6 sing3 din2

Mandarin: fang4 she4 xing4 dian3

radioactive iodine

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放射性落下灰

fong3 se6 sing3 lok6 haa6 /haa6*2 fui1

Mandarin: fang4 she4 xing4 luo4 xia4 hui1

radioactive fallout

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放射性衰變

fong3 se6 sing3 seoi1 bin3

Mandarin: fang4 she4 xing4 shuai1 bian4

radioactive decay

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放射科

fong3 se6 fo1

Mandarin: fang4 she4 ke1

radiology

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放射科醫師

fong3 se6 fo1 ji1 si1

Mandarin: fang4 she4 ke1 yi1 shi1

roentgenologist, radiologist

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放射防護

fong3 se6 fong4 wu6

Mandarin: fang4 she4 fang2 hu4

radiological defense

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放屁坐墊

fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3

Mandarin: fang4pi4 zuo4dian4

Simplified: 放屁坐垫

a whoopee cushion [written and colloquial]

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放屁袋

fong3 pei3 doi6*2

Mandarin: fang4 pi4 dai4

a whoopee cushion

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放心

fong3 sam1

Mandarin: fang4 xin1

(phrasal adverb) Don't worry!

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放慢

fong3 maan6

Mandarin: fang4 man4

verb; slow-down, rein in

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放手

fong3 sau2

Mandarin: fang4 shou3

[1] to let go; to release; to let go one's hold [2] to have a free hand; to have a free rein; to have carte blanche; to go all out; to have access to; to have leeway

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放數

fong3 sou3

Mandarin: fang4 shu4

Simplified: 放数

to offer high interest loans (by loan sharks)

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放數佬

fong3 sou3 lou2

usurer

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放映

fong3 jing2

Mandarin: fang4 ying4

to show; to project; reproduction

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放映師

fong3 jing2 si1

Mandarin: fang4 ying4 shi1

projectionist

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放映幻燈片

fong3 jing2 waan6 dang1 pin3*2

Mandarin: fang4 ying4 huan4 deng1 pian4

slide show

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放晴

fong3 cing4

Mandarin: fang4 qing2

verb; the sky to clear and brighten up with sunshine

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放棄

fong3 hei3

Mandarin: fang4 qi4

Simplified: 放弃

to quit

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放榜

fong3 bong2

Mandarin: fang4 bang3

verb; to publish a list of selected candidates, examination result | announcement of examination result

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放氣

fong3 hei3

Mandarin: fang4 qi4

deflate

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放水

fong3 seoi2

Mandarin: fang4 shui3

(Cantonese) | to make things easier for sb | to urinate

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放火

fong3 fo2

Mandarin: fang4 huo3

(verb) Provoke someone into (doing) something

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放炮

fong3 paau3

Mandarin: fang4 pao4

to fire a gun; to shoot; to fire; blowout; to blast

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放無薪假

fong3 mou4 san1 gaa3

Mandarin: fang4 wu2 xin1 jia4

take leave from work without pay; work furlough

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放煙花

fong3 jin1 faa1

Mandarin: fang4 yan1 hua1

Simplified: 放烟花

fireworks display

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放熱

fong3 jit6

Mandarin: fang4 re4

Simplified: 放热

to release heat; to give out heat

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放熱反應

fong3 jit6 faan2 jing3

Mandarin: fang4 re4 fan3 ying4

[化] exothermic reaction

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放牧

fong3 muk6

Mandarin: fang4 mu4

graze (of animals)

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